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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th February 2024, 12:39 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Mike Griffith is doing his usual drive-by...

Mike Griffith is doing his usual drive-by posting. Don't expect him to debate any of his proclamations.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th January 2024, 05:52 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
There were numerous such reported incidents. The...

There were numerous such reported incidents. The one from Price happened on September 28th, but was most likely just a case of mistaken identity.




45 minutes for lunch, but they didn't punch...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th January 2024, 05:04 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Wow. The old stories weren't good enough... these...

Wow. The old stories weren't good enough... these are new and improved.
As the above response notes, these two events happened months apart. The Warren Commission dealt with most of these incidents...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 27th January 2023, 04:51 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Believe it or not, Thomas Buchanan published "WHO...

Believe it or not, Thomas Buchanan published "WHO KILLED KENNEDY in May of 1964 - just seven months after the assassination, before the Warren Commission investigation was completed. It was hampered...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 27th January 2023, 04:36 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
That deserves a "Yeah, but..." Yeah, but...

That deserves a "Yeah, but..."

Yeah, but that was based on the last day of testimony concerning the acoustic evidence. Prior to that testimony, which many members of the committee felt they had...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th January 2023, 05:46 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Here's an even better one from the Russian...

Here's an even better one from the Russian commentator Zorin on 11/24/63 at 2:40 pm Dallas time:

https://kenrahn.com/JFK/History/WC_Period/Soviet_broadcasts/22-26Nov/USSR/CommentAssTheory.html
...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th January 2023, 11:55 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
I don't know if this is what you're getting at,...

I don't know if this is what you're getting at, but from the earliest days after the assassination, extreme-leftist publications tried to blame a right-wing conspiracy and paint Oswald as a patsy....
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th December 2022, 10:38 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Michael Shermer's take on the latest release:...

Michael Shermer's take on the latest release:...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th December 2022, 06:04 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Door #3: What'd you expect? They are still hiding...

Door #3: What'd you expect? They are still hiding all the good stuff:
https://twitter.com/jeffersonmorley/status/1603557856745250819
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th December 2022, 08:54 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
The conspiracy has finally been revealed! - or...

The conspiracy has finally been revealed! - or something similar will be claimed by a random conspiracy theorist. They will support that conclusion one of two ways:
1. Such-and-such a memo says...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd December 2022, 05:41 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
I am not, but the below was an interesting read. ...

I am not, but the below was an interesting read.




That I knew. His brother had to sue the government to get it back. Marina tried to get the Carcano back, as I recall, but failed to do so....
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd December 2022, 05:31 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
I've used a different train analogy -- that their...

I've used a different train analogy -- that their locomotive has jumped the tracks and is careening downhill through a forest -- crashing through trees with all that momentum but not going anywhere...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd December 2022, 07:29 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Reports of my death were premature and grossly...

Reports of my death were premature and grossly exaggerated.

My wife reported the death of her father in June of this year and my health insurance was cancelled, not his, because somebody at the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd December 2022, 06:41 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
Yeah, there's a lot of problems with Mike...

Yeah, there's a lot of problems with Mike Griffith's JFK assassination theory, and the weapon (and the bullet) isn't the least of them. The bullet is designed to penetrate without deformation by the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd December 2022, 06:25 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
The most unconvincing CT arguments are how they...

The most unconvincing CT arguments are how they keep expanding the conspiracy when problems are pointed out with the original theory.

Film and Photos show a Carcano recovered from the Depository,...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd December 2022, 05:37 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
This is ground-breaking if true. Why not...

This is ground-breaking if true. Why not published in a scientific medical journal and subjected to peer review? Is Mantik the only radiologist to hold this view or is his view the generally accepted...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th April 2022, 08:38 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
Apparently Micah Java has turned into a drive-by...

Apparently Micah Java has turned into a drive-by poster at the present time. Nearly two weeks since he posted three times in roughly a 20-minute span. And of course, except for one minor attempt to...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 08:23 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
The most active are DiEugenio, Fetzer, and...

The most active are DiEugenio, Fetzer, and Aguilar.

They aren't very selective however - all pretty much never met a conspiracy theory they didn't like.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 08:14 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
After watching that, one of the videos YouTube...

After watching that, one of the videos YouTube suggested was this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEDgG5MKndo

Just to let you know what YouTube thinks of that video you suggested.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 07:51 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
I don't see any soldiers. Perhaps they are in...

I don't see any soldiers. Perhaps they are in Ukraine fighting the Russian invaders?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 07:46 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Not exactly. I had read that Final Report (800+...

Not exactly. I had read that Final Report (800+ pages) side by side with conspiracy books pointing out the supposed Warren Commission lies plenty of times. I verified the Commission said the things...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 07:39 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Hilarious. I've been posting the facts...

Hilarious.

I've been posting the facts since about 1992, when a co-worker turned me onto Prodigy, and the ongoing discussion board there. I've "meandered" from board to board, but mostly because...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 07:23 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
The single bullet theory is true. Only fragments...

The single bullet theory is true. Only fragments of one bullet were found in the limo and only one nearly whole bullet was found in Parkland. Most witnesses heard only three shots, and only one...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 06:54 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Who knows? That's the best you can do? If...

Who knows? That's the best you can do?

If you don't care to make a case beyond innuendo, we don't care to rebut it.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2022, 06:51 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
You're funny. Welcome back for another go-round. ...

You're funny. Welcome back for another go-round.

Explain how Oswald's rifle wound up at the Depository if Oswald didn't bring it in.

Explain how Oswald's rifle was used to kill Kennedy if...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th March 2022, 11:28 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
One was done in 1964. ...

One was done in 1964.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThSEbRW1_Y
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th March 2022, 03:54 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
I suspect some high-school kid has a paper to...

I suspect some high-school kid has a paper to write and doesn't want to do any real research. :)

My answer depends on the hidden assumptions behind the question.

Do they mean if he was a lone...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 7th February 2022, 11:26 AM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
I keep expecting Robert Harris to pop up with, ...

I keep expecting Robert Harris to pop up with,

Did somebody mention 'ducks'?"

See this youtube video that explains why all the passengers ducked at the same time...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd February 2022, 05:53 PM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
Truth be told, I never left. But this board,...

Truth be told, I never left. But this board, which used to see quite a few posts on a daily basis, slowed down tremendously over the past year. There wasn't a lot I could add as there weren't many...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd February 2022, 05:44 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
I see what you did there. Canard means...

I see what you did there.

Canard means "duck" in French.




Loved that! Had me laughing out loud.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd February 2022, 08:31 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
You really might be onto something there. ...

You really might be onto something there.

That helps explain why, when people suspect something is true but cannot prove it, they say, "Well, if it quacks like a duck..."

Ducks have...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd February 2022, 08:12 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
My previous answer didn't answer the second half...

My previous answer didn't answer the second half of your question although it's implied.

They assume it means Oswald had some intelligence connection.
They assume this means the JFK...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd February 2022, 07:51 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Here's a link to where we covered it in September...

Here's a link to where we covered it in September of 2016. There are probably earlier references to it as well.

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11474726&postcount=1305
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd February 2022, 07:28 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
It's neither. It's BS. It's not verified fact....

It's neither. It's BS. It's not verified fact. It's an assumption. The DPD took an inventory of his wallet, and none of the bills torn in half (which come from an undated, unsigned document not...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd February 2022, 07:13 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Read the thread. Seriously. It was covered about...

Read the thread. Seriously. It was covered about six years ago*. I think you were there for it, in fact.

Here's one time it was brought up (there were several): ...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd June 2021, 03:51 PM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
Not the first book on the Ruby trial. ...

Not the first book on the Ruby trial.

Dallas Justice by Melvin Belli, a genius lawyer (if you don't believe me, read his book! He'll set you straight):...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th May 2021, 09:41 AM
Replies: 2,685
Views: 250,927
Posted By HSienzant
Thanks, but you already answered that question...

Thanks, but you already answered that question about how long it took for them to come forward.

The question before you now is "how credible are recollections a decade old"?

You haven't...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th May 2021, 09:37 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
I counted a lot of polysyllabic words in your...

I counted a lot of polysyllabic words in your quote.




No, you are.
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th May 2021, 09:18 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Thanks. That wasn't too hard. How reliable is...

Thanks. That wasn't too hard. How reliable is decade-old recollections?
How much credibility does it have?




Nobody cares what it looks like to you. Stombaugh testified that he was an FBI...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th May 2021, 09:02 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
Not in anything you quoted. He was very...

Not in anything you quoted. He was very circumspect in what he said, and that makes it very unclear that he was critical of the FBI investigation.




So careful in fact that you can't quote...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th May 2021, 08:22 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
That wasn't the question I asked. Can you answer...

That wasn't the question I asked. Can you answer the question I did ask?
How many decades after the fact did this first surface?

Thanks,
Hank
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th May 2021, 09:13 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
My forte is the Kennedy assassination, and I know...

My forte is the Kennedy assassination, and I know how the conspiracy theorists operate. JFK CTs are notorious for rejecting the hard evidence that points to Oswald and taking some witnesses at their...
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th May 2021, 02:52 PM
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Views: 250,927
Posted By HSienzant
In American jurisprudence, the defense does *not*...

In American jurisprudence, the defense does *not* get to rule on what expert testimony is heard by the jury. That's the responsibility of the judge trying the case. It's curious you would think...
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th May 2021, 02:53 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
What year was MacDonald's trial again? Why are...

What year was MacDonald's trial again? Why are you citing this? To merely confuse the issue?

What was Stombaugh's expertise again -- wasn't it hair and fiber? Why are you referencing problems with...
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th May 2021, 02:43 AM
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Posted By HSienzant
You're just recycling old disproven claims. It...

You're just recycling old disproven claims. It was your claims about Stombaugh that I initially disputed in this thread. They were wrong then, they are wrong now, they will be wrong the next time you...
Forum: Trials and Errors 8th May 2021, 03:41 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Even granting for the sake of argument Beasley...

Even granting for the sake of argument Beasley thought that, so what? That's not actionable evidence. It's a thought. It has no value as evidence. And idea why wasn't it investigated?




The...
Forum: Trials and Errors 8th May 2021, 03:35 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
You didn't answer any of my questions and just...

You didn't answer any of my questions and just cited more links from the UK. Again, how does that apply to North Carolina? You're just assuming it's the same everywhere, and that it took place...
Forum: Trials and Errors 6th May 2021, 12:14 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Evidence the documentation was forged? Do you...

Evidence the documentation was forged? Do you have any or is this simply the typical conspiracy theorist argument that it must be so because it conflicts with my beliefs?

Hank
Forum: Trials and Errors 6th May 2021, 12:11 PM
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Posted By HSienzant
Sorry, Henri, can you explain how police...

Sorry, Henri, can you explain how police corruption in the UK establishes police corruption in North Carolina and what the two jurisdictions have to do with each other?

You could just as easily...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd February 2021, 05:56 PM
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Views: 96,548
Posted By HSienzant
FALSE. I understood your point. I first...

FALSE. I understood your point. I first summarized your argument, then showed you how it was wrong.

In case you forgot, I wrote this (and more):



I've put it plenty of places. He has no...
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